Sink Manhattan | fr

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Architecture in Helsinki est un groupe de musique australien formé en 2000. Assez important, le groupe est constitué de cinq personnes actuellement, autrefois composé de 3 membres supplémentaires. Ils résident actuellement à Melbourne. Le nom du groupe n'a aucun lien particulier avec la ville de Helsinki, simplement alors qu'il cherchait un nom de groupe, Cameron Bird, l'un des membres, a découpé des mots dans des journaux et les a rassemblés, donnant « Architecture in Helsinki ». À la fin des années 1990, dans le lycée d'une petite ville d'Australie, une bande d'adolescent, constitué de Cameron Bird, Jamie Mildren et Sam...

A long running male vocal group from Jersey City, New Jersey, with roots in the doo-wop era. They first formed as the Manhattans, circa 1963, and hit the charts on Carnival Records in the mid 60's, maintaining chart popularity well into the the 1980's when their hit "Shining Star" topped the charts. THE MANHATTANS were originally: Winfred "Blue" Lovett, Richard Taylor, Kenny Kelley, George "Smitty" Smith and Sonny Bivins. The quintet reportedly took it's name not from the big city across the water from New Jersey, but from the cocktail known as the Manhattan featuring whiskey, vermouth, and bitters. Still,...

...Of Sinking Ships started in 2001 as the experimental project of Chad Waldrup. Interested in exploring experimental music, Chad focused on creating beautiful and thoughtful music without the sometimes distracting presence of lyrical and vocal content. He went into the studio and recorded his music, playing every instrument himself. The collection of songs he then decided to compile into an album, and titled the project "Of Sinking Ships". As Chad's involvement at the time with Hopesfall demanded his full attention, Of Sinking Ships remained a side project consisting mainly of CDs sold at shows and occasionally via e-mail. In the...